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Rabiâ el Kouloub or the Spring of Hearts. Paris:...

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Rabiâ el Kouloub or the Spring of Hearts. Paris: Edition of art H. Piazza, 1902. In-8, 175 pp, (2 ff.), illustrated cover. Green morocco, spine decorated in the same spirit, framed in green morocco inside, decorated with nets and gilt and cold motifs, double endpapers, gilt edges, cover and spine kept. Superb and very luxurious edition of this collection of 3 oriental tales collected by Sliman Ben Ibrahim, translated and illustrated by Étienne Dinet (1861-1929). Edition at 300 copies; this one is one of 260 on vellum (N°192). The illustration includes 50 color compositions in the text and full-page by Dinet, as well as beautiful decorations, framed in black or color around the text or illustrations, or full-page in color and gold.